Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

Just saw a Network Rail test train go over the bridge southbound, top
and tailed with a pair of class 37s. Not sure if they came up the
incline from City Thameslink. Probably was quite a loud event if they
did, pity I missed it.

B2003

Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

On Jun 19, 2:14 pm, Boltar wrote:
Just saw a Network Rail test train go over the bridge southbound, top
and tailed with a pair of class 37s. Not sure if they came up the
incline from City Thameslink. Probably was quite a loud event if they
did, pity I missed it.

B2003

They reversed at Blackfriars; the route (IIRC but ICBW) was Selhurst -
Blackfriars (went to Victoria instead as the paperwork for allowing
37/6s across the bridge had not been approved, allegedly) - Hayes -
Blackfriars - Cannon Street- Blackfriars - Clapham Junction -
Blackfriars - Tulse Hill - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia -
Clapham Jn - Selhurst. Made for some interesting pix in the Cannon
Street - Blackfriars area. AFIAA, only 33s and 73s are allowed through
the Thameslink tunnels and beyond as far as Kentish Town.

Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

In article . com,
(Boltar) wrote:

Just saw a Network Rail test train go over the bridge southbound,
top and tailed with a pair of class 37s. Not sure if they came up the
incline from City Thameslink. Probably was quite a loud event if
they did, pity I missed it.

Is that the one that was in Cambridge on Monday night? Topped and tailed
by 37607 & 37069.

AIUI it ran Derby RTC - St Pancras - Cricklewood - South Tottenham -
Liverpool Street - Cambridge (booked 14.47) - King's Lynn - Cambridge
(booked 17.18), and then stabled overnight. I've not seen any Tuesday
details.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...

AIUI it ran Derby RTC - St Pancras - Cricklewood - South Tottenham -
Liverpool Street - Cambridge (booked 14.47) - King's Lynn - Cambridge
(booked 17.18), and then stabled overnight. I've not seen any Tuesday
details.

Just "on holiday" then?

:-)

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

On 19 Jun, 22:32, wrote:
Street - Blackfriars area. AFIAA, only 33s and 73s are allowed through
the Thameslink tunnels and beyond as far as Kentish Town.

Whats the reason for the restriction , is it loading gauge or
gradiants or something else entirely?

B2003

Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

Boltar wrote:
On 19 Jun, 22:32, wrote:
Street - Blackfriars area. AFIAA, only 33s and 73s are allowed through
the Thameslink tunnels and beyond as far as Kentish Town.

Whats the reason for the restriction , is it loading gauge or
gradiants or something else entirely?

B2003


Height of the tunnels?

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Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

®i©ardo wrote:
Boltar wrote:
On 19 Jun, 22:32, wrote:
Street - Blackfriars area. AFIAA, only 33s and 73s are allowed
through the Thameslink tunnels and beyond as far as Kentish Town.

Whats the reason for the restriction , is it loading gauge or
gradiants or something else entirely?

Height of the tunnels?

ISTR it's carriage length, because of the sharp curve around St Pancras.

Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 12:16:00AM +0100, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
(Boltar) wrote:
Just saw a Network Rail test train go over the bridge southbound,
top and tailed with a pair of class 37s. Not sure if they came up the
incline from City Thameslink. Probably was quite a loud event if
they did, pity I missed it.
Is that the one that was in Cambridge on Monday night? Topped and tailed
by 37607 & 37069.

Probably the same one that I saw yesterday at Clapham Junction and today
at Peckham Rye.

AIUI it ran Derby RTC - St Pancras - Cricklewood - South Tottenham -
Liverpool Street - Cambridge (booked 14.47) - King's Lynn - Cambridge
(booked 17.18), and then stabled overnight. I've not seen any Tuesday
details.

With these things taking all kinds of unusual routes, how do they cope
with the need for the driver to have route knowledge? Keep changing
drivers all over the place?

--
David Cantrell | Hero of the Information Age

Anyone willing to give up a little fun for tolerance deserves neither

Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

On 20 Jun, 12:28, David Cantrell wrote:
With these things taking all kinds of unusual routes, how do they cope
with the need for the driver to have route knowledge? Keep changing
drivers all over the place?

Perhaps theres some low maximum speed and train weight below which a
driver can drive any route because he'll be able to pull up before he
reaches any red signal after first seeing it?

B2003

Unusual sight on Blackfriars bridge
 

In article , John Rowland
writes
®i©ardo wrote:
Boltar wrote:
On 19 Jun, 22:32, wrote:
Street - Blackfriars area. AFIAA, only 33s and 73s are allowed
through the Thameslink tunnels and beyond as far as Kentish Town.

Whats the reason for the restriction , is it loading gauge or
gradiants or something else entirely?

Height of the tunnels?

ISTR it's carriage length, because of the sharp curve around St Pancras.


If I recall right, there were only certain class 31s allowed to haul the
trains through hotel curve to Kings Cross for a similar reason.

--
John Alexander,

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